I’m sorry to Grayan, but I can’t stand it anymore! I suddenly reached out and caressed Grayan’s cheek. …It was soft and tender.
‘Uh, ugh…’
“My lady……”
I couldn’t resist hugging him tightly.
“Cute!!”
“……!”
Little Grayan stiffened in my arms.
Whether or not, in my runaway state, I kept hugging him tightly, repeatedly saying, “Cute!”
“My goodness, how can he be this cute! Can’t you stay like this? Instead of our relationship as husband and wife, how about becoming an aunt and nephew, or maybe a mother and son?”
“…….”
At my nonsense, Grayan remained silent. He seemed both confused and incredulous.
He sighed softly and scolded me in a respectful tone.
“My lady, this is not the time for this. I appreciate that you find me cute, but….”
“Ah, right, sorry!”
I quickly stepped away from him. …It seemed he was slightly disappointed when I let go.
“And I do not wish to be anything other than your husband.”
He looked into my eyes and spoke earnestly. But because he looked like a child, it didn’t feel serious at all! It just seemed like child’s play!
“Yeah, I see~.”
“…….”
I unconsciously wore a ‘teacher’s smile’ and patted Grayan’s head.
Grayan looked at me with cold eyes, then let out a deep sigh. Then he shook his head gravely.
“My lady, I may look young, but I’m not a real child.”
“That… right. Haha…”
Feeling guilty for treating him like a child, I looked away. But he was too cute… even now he’s too cute! Like molded soft bread dough!
“Then, as planned, my lady, you’ll stay in the carriage, and I’ll go out.”
“Ah, yes…!”
Anyway, today’s operation was very important, so I pulled myself together. It’s not the time to fool around. My heart settled down a bit.
“…As I said, my lady.”
Fiddling with a moving magic tool, Grayan casually spoke. Despite his adorable appearance, his expression and voice were quite serious.
“Whatever happens, I will protect you.”
“…….”
…I should get serious, too.
But I can’t help it! His appearance as a cute little child creates cognitive dissonance!
Still… I nodded seriously and added some plausible words. Sincere words, if possible.
“I, too, will protect you, no matter what.”
Then Grayan, who opened his eyes wide, smiled faintly. …Somehow, it was a smile that seemed to feel more than just liking.
‘It must be an illusion…’
I avoided his gaze out of awkwardness, then immediately summoned the butterflies of the world tree.
With a bright light, the butterflies poured into the void, filling the carriage. The surrounding scenery changed magically in an instant.
I earnestly asked the butterflies.
“You few among you go with Grayan. Do it secretly, without people finding out.”
{‘Few?’ Count us as ‘people!’}
{That’s right! Even though we have the appearance of butterflies, we’re not real butterflies!}
{We are the great spirits!}
{Right! Silly Gloria!}
The butterflies protested with fierce flapping. I swatted them away, responding indifferently.
“Ah, I understand. You few people. Is that okay?”
{There’s a lack of sincerity!}
{Speak with more apology!}
‘…….’
I’m so annoyed. But since I need the power of the butterflies, let’s do as they wish.
“Great butterfly lords, some among you please go with Grayan.”
{Are you making fun of us now?}
{That’s how Gloria teases April.}
{Teasing us like she teases April!}
……Really, these butterflies were so fussy. No helping them. Rolling my eyes, I spoke with ‘sincerity.’
“Spirits of the world tree with whom I’ve contracted. I desperately need your power. Please help, I ask of you.”
After about a minute of arguing with the butterflies, I succeeded in assigning some of them to Grayan.
“Stealth mode~!”
they shouted, becoming as transparent as glass. How do you know about stealth mode…….
Anyway, Grayan used a movement spell to go to a predetermined location with the butterflies, and I was receiving updates from them.
{There’s an ice cream vendor up ahead!}
{That sounds delicious.}
‘…….’
Can’t you be serious……? Thank goodness Grayan can’t hear the butterflies….
{Oh, a cotton candy vendor spotted!}
{That sounds delicious.}
‘…….’
{A suspicious man up ahead!}
{Right, that man looks suspicious!}
No, that’s just the milkman. Seems like his milk isn’t selling, so his face has hardened, that’s all! Please stop talking nonsense and be quiet!
{Eek, what’s this place?}
{Full of bad energy. Feels awful.}
As Grayan passed through a narrow alley and arrived at an unusual street, the butterflies buzzed with discomfort.
Through my vision via the butterflies, I could see that this street was a place where criminals committed illicit acts to avoid detection.
Drug smuggling, gambling, human trafficking, etc…….
Even though those in charge of the city’s security cracked down on it daily, it seemed impossible to control all the crimes that proliferated like mold.
“Where people live, there’s always a dark side.”
Grayan loitered on the street, pretending to be a lost child. He was wearing simple and ordinary clothes, so he wouldn’t appear as nobility.
The bait was cast, now just waiting for a predator to bite…
“Will… this plan work?”
At that tense moment, holding my breath, it happened.
“Little one… Are you lost…?”
Someone quietly approached Grayan and spoke.
The voice was a beautiful and soft soprano tone.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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